The Technology Addicts
Join "The Technology Addicts" podcast by Avnet Abacus, a leading European distributor of cutting-edge tech products. Explore the exciting world of interconnect, passive, electromechanical, power supply, energy storage, wireless & sensor products and solutions with our inspiring interview guests.
Episodes
32 episodes
How battery tech goes greener
As battery demand skyrockets, sustainability is becoming just as important as performance. This episode explores how lithium and sodium-based batteries are evolving, why new EU legislation is reshaping battery production and recycling, and what...
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5:14
The hidden tech behind energy-saving, future-ready rail systems
Rail transport is among the most energy-efficient modes of travel – but even trains can go greener. This episode explores how modern DC-to-DC converters with ultra-wide voltage input ranges, advanced semiconductors, and power failure protection...
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5:19
Why next-gen sensors are crucial for efficiency and safety
Sensors are the invisible enablers of modern mobility – helping vehicles charge safely, operate efficiently, and stay reliable under all conditions. This episode explores how sensor innovation, from MEMS miniaturisation to digital and wireless ...
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4:06
What zero-emission mobility really requires
The transition to sustainable transport depends on more than electric cars – it’s about replacing combustion engines across the board with efficient, low-emission alternatives. This episode explores the key technologies enabling the shift: from...
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4:37
The road to 90% fewer emissions – and how we’ll get there
The EU’s Fit for 55 legislation aims to cut transport-related emissions by 90 percent by 2050 – and electrification is leading the way. This episode explores how the transformation spans every vehicle category, from cars to construction machine...
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2:54
How the future of electric mobility began in 1881
Electric vehicles are often seen as a modern breakthrough – yet their origins date back to the 19th century. This episode tells the fascinating story of how EVs once dominated the roads, why they lost ground to petrol cars, and what we can lear...
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3:11
How smart charging adapts to land, sea and air transport
Electromobility doesn’t stop at cars – from scooters and construction vehicles to ferries, freight trucks and electric aircraft, each mode of transport brings its own charging needs. This episode explores innovative charging solutions across al...
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5:47
Why the future of charging may not involve plugging in
Is the cable becoming obsolete? From robotic arms and wireless pads to battery swapping and charging while driving, this episode explores innovative alternatives that could make EV charging faster, easier, and fully automated – especially in a ...
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3:27
What’s inside next-gen charging cables
High-power DC charging generates enormous heat – and that’s putting new demands on the design of cables and plugs. This episode looks at the latest innovations in thermal management, from liquid and phase change cooling to sensor-equipped smart...
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3:36
Why battery buffers are key to fast charging anywhere
Fast, convenient charging is essential for the future of electromobility – especially on long-distance routes. This episode explores how high-power charging stations, battery buffer systems, and advances in materials like silicon carbide are ma...
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5:54
What enables smart charging communication?
Reliable communication between electric vehicles, charging stations and the grid is essential for intelligent energy services. This episode dives into high- and low-level protocols, backend integration, and the key international standards – fro...
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3:37
Why modern inverters are key to fast, flexible EV charging
Inverters are the heart of every charging system – and key to faster, smarter, and more efficient electric vehicle charging. This episode explores how innovations like silicon carbide semiconductors, solid-state transformers, and combined solar...
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3:23
How secure is EV infrastructure?
The growing connectivity of electric vehicles and their charging infrastructure opens new opportunities – and new vulnerabilities. This episode explores the rising threat of cyber-attacks on charging stations, the need for holistic system secur...
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3:30
What’s needed for everyday EV adoption
For electromobility to become a true mainstream solution, charging needs to be simple, accessible, and built around the user. In this episode, we explore how better apps, open roaming, Plug & Charge, and secure payment systems can remove fr...
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5:27
Why parked EVs are key to future energy systems
Electric vehicles can now feed power back into the grid – and that’s just the beginning. This episode looks at the rise of bidirectional charging, controllable infrastructure, and V2G systems that turn EVs into decentralised energy storage. It’...
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5:41
Why 65 million chargers are needed by 2035
Electric vehicles are going mainstream, with global consumer interest hitting a historic high. This episode examines the numbers behind the tipping point, the need for 65 million charging stations by 2035, and the technologies ensuring charging...
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3:30
How smart charging connects energy and mobility
Charging stations are evolving into intelligent energy hubs. This episode explores how integrated energy management, home systems, and bidirectional charging are linking the mobility and energy revolutions – and what it means for infrastructure...
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3:41
Can Europe meet its 2035 EV goals with current infrastructure?
Electromobility is accelerating across Europe, creating urgent demand for scalable EV Charging infrastructure. This episode explores the rapid growth of the charging market, smart energy management, and the key technologies enabling it.F...
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3:19
How Smart Agriculture is Making Farming Smarter, Greener, and More Profitable
Farming is undergoing a quiet revolution – one powered by IoT, AI, and embedded technologies. In this episode of The Technology Addicts, we dive into the world of Smart Agriculture with
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Discover the importance of Interconnect Solutions in IoT
Some IoT devices integrate seamlessly onto a single printed circuit board, tightly soldered, and compactly encased. But these are the exception. Unscrew the casing of just about any high-value IoT device and you’ll see a more complex picture, e...
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20:58
Uncover the hidden heroes in the IoT revolution
Within IoT devices, it’s often the microprocessors, RF modules, the connectivity protocols that enable their front-line functionality that get most attention. But there's just so much more to the story! Behind every successful IoT application, ...
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28:14
Why power design is crucial for your application
Today’s episode will plug us right into the heartbeat of every electronic device: its power supply. Often considered merely as an afterthought in product development, the power supply and the architecture it relies on can make or break a produc...
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16:48
What you should know about Flexible Electronics
Most electronic devices we use today are hard, rigid, and fragile. Look inside them and you’ll see why: The circuits that make them work sit on a solid printed circuit board, or a PCB. It’s a constraint that limits not only how we design our de...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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26:09
Is there more to sustainable transportation than e-mobility?
According to the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, transport accounts for 15 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. The vast majority, around 70 percent, is emitted by road vehicles. To improve its sustainabil...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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